Safety pouch



March '25 1924. 1,488,018

J. MACHOWSKI SAFETY POUCH Filed Feb. 9. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Machoz WITNESS:

ATTORNEY March 25 1924. 1,488,018

, J. MAC'HOWSKI SAFETY POUCH Filed Feb. 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I cf-ilf fachowsifi INVENTUR WITNESS:

Patented Mar. 25, 1924-. I. l

tint srarss "earner JOE MACHOWSKI, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SAFETY roUcH.

Application and February 9, 1923. Serial a... 618,112.

To all whom it may concern: flexible member 13 passes through a slot 15 Be it known that I, Jon MAoHoWsKI, a provided in a fastening member 16, the latcitizen of the Republic of Poland, residing ter extending through the rings 12 upon at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State the opposite side of the pouch. The fastenof New York, have invented new and useful ing member 16 may be formed of flexible co Improvements in Safety Pouches, of which material and is provided at one end with the following is a specification. an eye 17 through which the opposite end This invention relates to fastening deof the flexible member 13 is passed, so that vices for receptacles, such as bags, mail the said flexible member will be passed pouches and the like and has for an object through the opposite ends of the fastening 65 the provision of a simple and reliable means member 16 beyond the outer rings 12 and for closing the mouth of a bag or pouch to will prevent said fastening member 16 from. prevent its accidental or unauthorized openbeing drawn through the rings so that the ing. mouth of the pouch will be held in closed Another object of the invention is the proposition. One end of the flexible member 13 7o vision of a fastening device of this charhas secured thereto a ring 18, through which acter which may be operated without the the opposite end of the flexible member is use of a key, the invention being such that passed and this last mentioned end has seonly persons familiar with the device may cured thereto a ring l8 which is similar operate the same. in shape and size to the ring 18 so as to pre With the above and other objects in view, vent its passage therethrough. A closed loop the invention further includes the following is thus formed, whose ends are permanently novel features and details of construction, and slidably connected, so that the fastening to be hereinafter more fully described, illusmember 16 is held in position within the 25 trated in the accompanying drawings and rings 12 to prevent the opening of the mouth pointed out in the appended claims. of the pouch.

In the drawings In order to open the pouch, the ring 18 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pouch is passed over the slotted end of the fastenwith the fastening device shown closed. ing member 16 and the end of the flexible 30 Figure 2 is a similar view with the parts member carrying the ring 18 is drawn arranged just prior to releasing. through the slot 15 in the manner indicated Figure 3 is a like view showing the fastenin Figure 2 of the drawings, whereupon the ing device in open position. ring 18 may be removed from the end of the Figure 4 is an enlarged tranverse sectional member 16 and the latter withdrawn from 35 view with the parts in the position shown the rings 12. The rings may then be passed in Figure 1. through the slots 11 and the mouth of the Figure 5 is a. section at right angles to pouch opened. Figured. To fasten the pouch, the rings are again Figure 6 is a detail perspective View of the inserted in the slots 14 and the member 16 fastening member. passed through the rings. The ring 18 is Referring in detail to the drawings, again passed over the slotted end of the wherein like characters of reference denote member 16 and the ring 18 drawn through corresponding parts, the reference character said slot, after which the ring 18 is re- 10 indicates a mail pouch, whose opening or moved from the member 16 and the pouch 45 mouth is provided with spaced oppositely again fastened as shown in Figure 1 of the disposed slots 11 for the passage of rings 12, drawings. which are preferably formed of metal. The invention is susceptible of various These rings are designed to pass through changes in its form, proportions: and minor opposite slots for the purpose of closing the details of construction and the right is heremouth of the pouch. in reserved to make such changes as proper- In order to hold the rings in closed posily fall within the scope of the appended tion. there is provided a flexible member 13 claims. which passes through the rings 12 on one Having described the invention what is side of the pouch and through openings 14 claimed is adjacent each side edge. One end of the 1. A fastening device for pouches embodying a plurality of rings adapted to extend transversely across the mouth of the pouch through slots provided in the-opposite sides of said pouch, said pouch being alsoprovided with spaced. registering openings, a

flexible member extendingthrough the rings.

upon one side of the pouch and having its opposite ends extending through the regis tering openings, a slotted fasteningelement adapted to extend through the rings upon opposite sides of the pouch to prevent removal of the rings andhold themouth ofjthe pouch closed, means permanently connect; ing the ends of the flexible member and, means whereby the'flexible member "may, be. detachably engaged throughjand disengaged:

from the slotted fastening element;

2. A fastening device for pouches em bodying a plurality of rings: adapted'to ex tend transversely across the mouth of the pouch through slots provided in the opposite" sides of said pouch, said pouch 'being'also provided With spaced registering openings,

a flexible member extending through the rings upon one side of the pouch-and 1113A?- ing its opposite ends extending through the registering openings and permanently and slidinglylconnected to form-a closed loop and a slotted fastening member extending through the rings upon the opposite sides of side's?otsaidf'pouch, said pbuch being also provided with spaced'regls'tering openings,

.a j flexiblemembe rp extendi g through the .ringsfli'pon" 'one'side of: the pouch and havin'gits opposite ends extending through the registering op,enin'gs',1 a slottefdfastening element adaptedto extend throughth'e rings upon the'opposite side of the pouch and receive the, flexible member and means slidingly and permanently connecting the ends of' the flexible m'eniber.

In testimony vvhereof'I affix my signature.

JOE MACHOWSKI.

the i-pouch andmd'apted to receive the flexible 

